Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-22
Parnell Points Ont the Difference Between ,ne
Forged and His Real Handwriting.

Parnell Points Ont the Difference Between the
Forged and His Real Handwriting
LONDON, April 1S.-In an interview to
day Parnell pointed ont that although at
first sight some of the letters in the
Times fac simile appeared to resemble
his autograph close comparison shows de
cidedly a striking difference in many
important points. TIE forgery slopes
upwards and the genuine handwriting
downwards. Parnell always places
full point after the initial IS"
in his name which the forger,
omits, the "R" in "Parnell," and the "C'
in "Chas." is quite different from any
thing he has ever written. The letters
"Ch" in "Chas." are abnormally long,
and the "S' and "H' are the only letters
in any way resembling his genuine auto
graph. The pen at the beginning of "a"
in the forged "Chas." was evidently taken
off the paper, whereas in the
genuine signature il is always
written without break. The
forgery, Parnell says is the work of
person accustomed to penmanship and
wrising flowing hand, whereas his own
writing is always in cramped style.
Parnell further said the letter and sigma
ture were impudent forger;es, and he
strongly suspected the identity of the
forgers. He it undecided whether I.
prosecute the Times or not.
Parnell said that Balfour, with eharac-
teristic unfairness, refused him, at time
when his words would have reached the
outside world, the ten minutes he oraved
to refer to the vile, barefaced forgery
(cheers from the Irish members) printed
in the Times, obviously for no other
purpose than to influence the division.
He thought ne was entitled to have an op-
portunity to expose this deliberate attempt
to blacken his character in time to reach
the outside world. There is no chance
now. In order to pass this coercion act
the dice had TO be loaded. The great
organs of public opinion were to be per
mitted to pay the miserable creatures to
produce these calumnies. Who would be
safe under such circumstances. When he
heard of the concoction in the Times he
supposed that some autograph of his
had fallen into the hands of a person for
whom it was not intended but when he
saw the letter he saw plainly the sigma
ture was an audacioHs, uDblushing fabri
cation. He failed TO understand how the
conductors of what used to be n res pect-
able journal could be hoaxed, bamboozled
into publishing the letter as his. Mem
bers who compared the forgery with
signature would see that only two letters
of the forged signature bore any resem.
blance to his autograph, and the Times
could have seen the same. He never
heard of nor saw any such letter until il
appeared in the Times. Cheers. It's
phraseology was absurd aud its putport
preposterous, and every part of IL bore
evidence of absolute and irrefragable
want of genuineness. He mover knew
the late Forster's life to be in
danger or that there was any conspiracy
against Kim. If he had been in Phoenix
park that day he would have gladly stood
between Lord Cavendi sh and the dagger
of the assassian or between daggers and
Buske. (Chee-s,) He Suffered more than
other men from that cowardly deed and
Ireland had suffered more than any othsr
nation. II was absolute untrue that the
National league had any communication
direct or indirect with the Fenian organ
ization in America. He never had any
dealings with any body in America with
respect to the proceedings or doings OF
| any SO ,ieties. All his sayings and doiDgs
| in connection with Irish public life
have been open and above board.
| (Cheers.) As to the bill under dis
cussion, il was the most drastic measure
| proposed sinse '33. IT would er power the
government to subject political oppo-
nents TO treatment for the worst criminals
| in England. Cheers. The result of
the division on the Samuelson amendment
was received with cheers but there was
| little excitement.
Healy sat in the strangers gallery dur
| ing the nights proceedings of the house.
| He will go 10 Ireland to morrow, and be
| qualified to return to parliament Monday
| in time for the committee stage of the